HR Immigration & Compliance Specialist

Responsibilities

GFT is seeking an HR Immigration & Compliance Specialist to join our Human Resources team and play an important role in supporting our growing organization and workforce. This position follows a fully remote work format. This position combines employment-based immigration administration with broader HR compliance responsibilities, providing an opportunity to work across Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, business leadership, external counsel, and employees throughout the organization. The HR Immigration & Compliance Specialist will help employees navigate complex immigration processes while supporting GFT's commitment to accurate, consistent, and compliant HR practices. The ideal candidate brings hands-on employment-based immigration experience, strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear guidance for employees and business stakeholders.

• Manage employment-based immigration processes while delivering a responsive and supportive employee experience
• Navigate evolving immigration and employment requirements while helping GFT maintain strong compliance practices
• Coordinate effectively among employees, Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, external immigration counsel, vendors, and business leaders
• Support enterprise HR compliance reporting and audit readiness across a growing organization
• Balance multiple time-sensitive immigration cases, regulatory filings, and compliance priorities with accuracy and discretion
• Identify opportunities to strengthen processes, documentation, and controls that support an efficient and scalable HR function
• Coordinate employment-based immigration cases and processes, including H-1B, L-1, PERM, I-140, I-485, H-1B lottery submissions, and related matters
• Prepare, review, track, and maintain immigration documentation, petitions, labor condition applications, prevailing wage requests, PERM documentation, and supporting records
• Serve as a key point of contact for employees and internal stakeholders regarding immigration documentation, case status, timelines, and procedural requirements
• Partner with external immigration counsel and internal stakeholders to facilitate case strategy, documentation, filings, and escalation of complex immigration matters
• Maintain immigration procedures, workflows, templates, check